Roles and Rights of Shop Steward in the workplace
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- Outside at work (building model)
- At work
- I heard that the building is made of asbestos and it is harmful to humans.
- Guys, I am getting sick,
- This is serious guys. I think we need to report it.
- At the shop stewards office
- Good Morning Ms Richards, We came here to report that we have been getting sick lately. The asbestos needs to be removed,
- Gentlemen. I suggest that you visit the clinic and conduct chest tests, but I will take your concerns to the management.
- Asbestos is a highly durable by dangerous minerals. In March 2008 regulations to ban asbestos came into force in South Africa. Unfortunately there is still presence of asbestos in some older model buildings and fire cabinets.
- At the employers office
- The asbestos that was used in making this building is making workers sick. It needs to be removed for our safety.
- In this scenario, Employees are concerned about their health issues. Asbestos contains minerals that get released into air and are then inhaled. One of the shop steward is to prioritize health and safety of employees in the workplace.
- At the employers office
- We will further discuss this in the upcoming workplace meeting.
- Employees feel that it is vital to discuss problems with the shop steward, this make grievance handling a collective learning experience.
- At the board room
- We will call inspectors to assess the building. We assure you that this will be fixed.
- Shop steward have the right to represent employees during a grievance or disciplinary hearing procedure if the employees require it.
- That is just what you guys think, we do not know that for sure.
- Shop stewards duty is to participate in workplace forums and represent interest if employees.
- In this scenario, They are discussing a way forward of this situation faced by the employees. I t is no use complaining about problems to the management because shop steward workout a clear demand. Shop steward is there ti fix injustice in the workplace.
- The safety of employees is important. We demand this building to be fixed.
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